Abstract

Occurrence of the scribbled leather jacket file fish,
Aluterus scriptus, measuring 670 mm in length and
of 1350 g in weight, was recorded for the first time at
Kasimedu Fisheries Harbour, Chennai on 24th June
2011. It was caught in multi-day trawlers at a depth
of 60-80 m. Scribbled leather jacket file fishes
belonging to family Monacanthidae are distributed
from tropical to subtropical region.